Nice

The Riviera

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September 12th 2012
Monday in Monaco-Tuesday Portofino OK! I know the rich are different from me but good gracious must they be so extravagant. The will be a yacht show soon and the harbor is teaming with yachts the size of ferryboats, very large ferryboats. The finance minister from Saudi Arabia has the name of the boat in giant gold letters on the side. The Niarchos yacht is here and the Onassis’ Christina, that ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Camogli

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more